Introducing
quantitative methods
Kingsmeadow Community School
17 April 2023
https://cgmoreh.github.io/webslides/Kingsmeadow/Quants


Dr. Chris Moreh
Geography, Politics and Sociology

Outline


  1. A research story
  2. Populations and sampling
  3. Measurement
  4. Classification
  5. Modelling
  6. Probability


A research story

EU migrants and the EU referendum

  • May 2013: Draft EU Referendum Bill
  • May 2015: General election
  • December 2015: European Union Referendum Act - Referendum to be held before the end of 2017
  • February 2016: Outcome of negotiating a new settlement for Britain in the EU (The Conservative Party Manifesto 2015) and announcement of Referendum date for 23 June 2016
  • What are the future plans of EU migrants in case of a referendum vote to leave the EU?
  • 1 March – 23 June 2016: online survey


Populations and sampling

Migrant population in UK

Migrant population in UK

Migrant population in UK

Population and sampling

EU migrants and the EU referendum

  • The survey targeted non-British adult EU Citizens living in the UK
  • Besides English the survey questionnaire was translated into 6 languages (Polish, Romanian, Portuguese, Italian, Hungarian and Spanish).

EU migrants and the EU referendum


Measurement

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

Questionnaire design

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum


Classification

Classification

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum

EU migrants and the EU referendum


Modelling

A model of citizenship planning


Concluding thoughts

Reading suggestions

Reading suggestions

Reading suggestions

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